air quality

All the smoke and haze here in the Yakima Valley has kept lines shorter than usual at the Central Washington State Fair.

However thousands still spent thousands of dollars to get through the gates

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OLYMPIA – Gov. Chris Gregoire tonight extended a burn ban for all counties east of the Cascade crest, prohibiting all outdoor burning through midnight Sunday, Sept. 30. An emergency proclamation declaring a State of Emergency remains in effect, and allows continued air support from Washington’s National Guard to help fight ongoing wildfires

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Four of the games rescheduled from Friday have been moved to other venues.

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The 2012 Yakima Sunfair Parade, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 22 has been canceled due to poor air quality.

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ELLENSBURG, Wash. (AP) — Central Washington University says thick smoke from wildfires has prompted it to move Saturday's home football game against Azusa Pacific University from the CWU campus in Ellensburg, Wash

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Air quality in Ellensburg has reached hazardous levels as a result of smoke from north and central Washington fires.

Wenatchee air quality has been hazardous since Sept. 12, according to data gathered by the Washington Department of Ecology

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SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Wildfires are hurting air quality in much of Washington, as forecasters issued a stagnant weather advisory to last at least through Wednesday afternoon.

The National Weather Service says smoke from the blazes has drifted west over the Cascade Range but has not yet settled close to the ground

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Please be advised:

News Media: Please distribute for publication – News and Weather.

Effective: 09:00 a.m. PDT today, Tuesday, August 14, 2012:

The Pollution Control Officer for the Yakima Regional Clean Air Agency has declared a Stage 1 Burn Ban for both the Upper and Lower Yakima County areas, due to residual smoke originating from the Cle Elum wildfire.

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